Managing Research, Development, and Innovation: Managing the Unmanageable, Third Edition

Chapter 14. MANAGING THE NETWORK OF TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION

The major players in the network of technological innovation—industry, government laboratories, universities, and not-for-profit institutions—generally have different goals and settings. However, they share a common emphasis on ensuring that science and technology benefit social and/or economic ends. Successful innovation depends upon managing relationships and communication flows across these organizational boundaries. Moreover, activities throughout the innovation chain—from R&D through marketing—increasingly extend globally, and thus international networks must be accessed and managed. This chapter addresses patterns in R&D and innovation within and between the major sectors of ...